The Commission wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution of its steering committee members in the development of the Better Care Everywhere program series.
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Quality statement 1
During the antenatal period, a woman is informed about the risk of a third or fourth degree perineal tear. Throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, she is supported to make decisions and provide informed consent for the care she receives.
The Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard includes seven quality statements describing the key components of care that women can expect during pregnancy, labour and birth, as well as the care they should receive if they experience a third or fourth degree perineal tear.
Quality statement 2 - Cataract Clinical Care Standard
A patient with suspected or confirmed cataract receives information to support shared decision making. Information is provided in a way that meets the patient’s needs, and is easy to use and understand. The patient is given the opportunity to discuss the likely benefits and potential harms of the available options, as well as their needs and preferences.
Quality statement 1 - Cataract Clinical Care Standard
A patient with visual problems and suspected cataract has an initial assessment in primary care of their visual impairment, vision-related activity limitations, comorbidities and willingness to have surgery. When referral is appropriate based on these criteria, the patient is referred for consideration for cataract surgery, and this information is included in the referral form.
The Cataract Clinical Care Standard contains eight quality statements describing the key components of care that patients can expect when they have a cataract and when considering surgery.
Service providers establish a model of care for each digital mental health service and implement and maintain systems for the delivery of safe and high-quality care to minimise the risk of harm to service users, their support people and others.
Digital mental health service providers have a responsibility to the community for continuous improvement of the safety and quality of their services, and ensuring that they are person centred, safe and effective.
Healthcare variation – why does it happen and what can we do about it? Our online Better Care Everywhere: Healthcare variation in practice program series will answer these questions and more in the first program of its kind dedicated to reducing unwarranted variation in clinical care across Australia.
This series is part of the Commission's wider Better Care Everywhere initiative which brings together the wide range of guidance, tools and resources developed by the Commission to provide a comprehensive approach to appropriate and sustainable health care.
Antimicrobial stewardship in aged care is important to improve the safe and appropriate use of antimicrobials and decrease the risk of antimicrobial resistance for older people.
The Commission has developed information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard.
The Commission is working in partnership with The George Institute for Global Health and Sepsis Australia to extend the National Sepsis Program. This program aims to improve the awareness, recognition and support for people at risk of or diagnosed with sepsis in Australia.
Ensuring informed consent is properly obtained is a legal, ethical and professional requirement on the part of all treating health professionals and supports person-centred care.
The Commission conducted a number of webinars for nurses, colonoscopists, GPs and quality managers from August to October 2020. The purpose of the webinars was to promote the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard and the implementation resources developed by the Commission.
The webinar recordings can be viewed below.